brevity, briefness, transience
(noun) the attribute of being brief or fleeting
briefness
(noun) the temporal property of being very short
Source: WordNet® 3.1
briefness (usually uncountable, plural briefnesses)
The characteristic of being brief.
• (of short duration): brevity, fleetingness, transiency; see also transience
• (of few words): brevity, conciseness, terseness; see also succinctness
Source: Wiktionary
Brief"ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
